Matthew 25:9

Matthew 25:9. Peradventure. This was a refusal, though not in form. ‘Not so' is a correct paraphrase. The reply is not selfish, even in the figure, for it is affirmed: there will not be enough. To have divided the oil would have entirely defeated the purpose of the procession. In that hour each must stand for himself, each having for himself the oil of grace to make his lamp burn brightly. The brightness of the outward life, moreover, is to be a part of the glory of that hour.

Go ye rather to them that sell. This probably refers to the means of grace; the Scriptures, prayer, the ministry. Some even find here an argument for a set and a paid ministry.